One of the most effective home remedies is pepper spray. Create a mixture of water and black pepper, red chili powder, or hot ...

Lizards have a sensitive sense of smell, and peppermint’s sharp aroma disrupts their comfort. Plant peppermint near windows or spray peppermint oil mixed with water in areas where lizards lurk.

The region's shinnery oaks are only four or five feet high, but they provide food, shade and a breeding ground for the small, brown dunes sagebrush lizard — otherwise known as the sand dune lizard.

"In the tropics, however, reptiles are exposed to warm temperatures all year round and cannot slow their metabolism down enough to get through tough (food lean) times. We expected that lizards in ...